SEPTEMBER 



24: 



1898. 



GARDENERS' 



MAGAZINE. 



629 



■ .iums six trusses in a bunch, were a good exhibit from Messrs. Perry, 

 w l geraniums, six : i g shou , d haye ^ labelled to have afforded com- 



Banbury, but ine nbu were the only compe utors in the class for a 



Messrs * c y/» x • i. 1 /—»««wrr»rlr nf vprv choice blossoms. 



of 



paris 

 floral 



the strings 



Melliar 



ONION COMPETITION AT NORWICH. 



A few days since Messrs. Daniels Bros, held a competition of their Golden 

 Rocca onion, when no less than seven hundred and sixty-one lots of three bulbs 

 each were entered. The judges expressed surprise at the large number, and 

 admiration of the extraordinary size and quality of the bulbs. £2$ was offered as 

 prizes, the following being the winners : Mr. J. Bowerman, Hackwood Park, 

 Basingstoke, first (weight 7 lb.) ; Mr. J. W. Harrison, Wardour, Tisbury, second ; 

 Mr. H. Folkes, Gaddesden, Hemel Hempstead, third ; Mr. R. Lye, Sydmonton 

 Court, Newbury, fourth ; Mr. J. Chiverton, St, Radagunds, Isle of Wight, fifth ; 

 Mr. C. Prater, Sydmonton, Newbury, sixth; Mr. W. Balsdon, Crediton, seventh; 

 and Mr. George Neal, The Gardens, Bampton, eighth; some other exhibitors 

 received a highly commended card. 



^HnrnS fl 65 P lums - One exhibit only of peaches and Moorpark aprico 

 E^Lr? amateurs ' tab *e, but they were of good quality ; the culinary plums, 

 oy weight, was a good class, Dr. P. L. Benson first, with Cox's Emperor (weight 



IfUL 4 rf he , eight fruits ! Mr " H ' G ' Kin 8. Buckingham, second, with 



rhe wrings u»-b : - ... « . vTlZf^Tti "\ lf ^ * M * W - H - Pi gg°"> St. Edburg's Cottage, third, 



• A naragus plumosus sprays. t society's collection a I See , dlln 8 f 1 lb - ro oz.) Amateurs' grapes were Buckland Sweet- 



S PJne oeaches, Bon Chretien pears, Duchess of 0 ld ^ nbur f/PP l ^ s ' ' ed . a ™ to ™ atos were good, and appeared of the Perfection type. 



l KSJK^rt8' &c ' » Mr ' Tumer ' g l rdener '? ^Sll^S^L U 1 VegCtableS b the divisions were a full average, the most striking quality 



iSSSSin ^cond. Mr. Swaine had the premier award for peaches with a being manifested in the classes for white round potatos, the dishes of Sanction 



iltd halldozen specimens of Nectarine-as good an exhibit ^ h « Jeen s^cd being exceedingly handsome though bulky, the cottagers being in no way to the 



^ ^untrthis season ; Mr. Turner, second. Melons were in fair numbers rear. *> y 



m the county ™ » flavoured scarlet-fleshed variety named Kiddington . 



S\TrS^ g*< dener toC Thurbu ™> Esq., Kiddington 



Hybrid, raiseu y f the award went to dua i dusters of Hamburgh 



H fxllnte < xhibked by the Rev. T. Nolan, Kirtlington Rectory ; Mr. W. 

 SSJ? 1 ^^^ to G? Morrell, Esq., M.P., Headington Hill Hall second, 

 Slack Hamburgh and Trebbiano ; Mr. C. Brock, gardener to Dr Batt Witney 

 £ Transparent Gage, from Ditchley Park Gardens, proved the best flavoured 

 nlums -Those Ty weight being Pond's Seedling, from Mr W. Ilovell, first; 

 ? Tnnm Bonum taking the second and third awards. The finest pears were Bon 

 fhrE frS mS ^ R Hope, gardener to Captain Orr-Ewing, Bletchington Park, 

 Salso produced the grandest dish of Peasgood's Nonsuch apples yet seen m 

 Z dS rict Vegetables were a good all-round section, Mr. R. Wadham, gardener 

 to Admiral Bradshaw, The Grange, Steeple Aston securing the premier awards 

 in both Messrs. Sutton and Sons' and Messrs. Webb and Sons classes. 



BICESTER HORTICULTURAL SOCIETY. 



IN conjunction with the Agricultural Association, this society held its usual 

 exhibition in the grounds of Bicester House. Entries all round were fewer, but 

 the extra productions helped the display. Among these was a large collection of 

 foliage and flowering plants sent by Charles T. Hoare, Esq., Bignell House, which 

 filled the end of the largest tent, the design being .formed by a back-ground of 

 Kentiaand other palms, ferns, &c, relieved by masses of Hydrangea pamculata, 

 bouvardias in variety, Madame Desgrange chrysanthemum and its sports, dracsenas, 

 alocasias, eucalyptus, crotons, begonias, coleus, Pandanus Veitchi, forming a fore- 

 ground of dot plants, surrounded with small ferns mixed with achimenes, &c; a 

 smaller group occupying the end of the central table near the entrance. This was 

 arranged by Mr. Trollope, gardener to Earl Jersey, Middleton Park, and comprised 

 of many of the above-named subjects, having in addition very pretty pieces of 

 Asparagus plumosus, cannas, tuberoses, celosias, Caladium argyrites, cyperus, and 

 ferns, edged with ferns and Primula obconica. As a contrast to the plants, Mr. 

 John Walker, Thame, staged a fine collection of dahlias, including two dozen 

 specimen blooms of show and fancy ferns, eighteen varieties of cactus, and a dozen 

 each of single and pompon, the last three classes being posed in bunches of six 

 blooms each. Mr. P. J. Perry, The Nurseries, Banbury, contributed a large 

 collection of herbaceous perennials in neat bouquets, some new summer-flowering 

 chrysanthemums, a shower bouquet of very choice blossoms, and an Irish harp, 

 the framework of Lilium speciosum, white chrysanthemums, marguerites, sweet 

 pea, tuberoses, carnations, the strings of pips of the blue corn flower ; a much 

 larger collection being staged by Mr. H. Deverill, Banbury, consisting of three 

 dozen varieties of show and fancy dahlias, one dozen varieties each of cactus, 

 single, and pompon dahlias, six blooms each, three dozen spikes of gladioli, and 

 a varied assortment of perennials, in large bunches deftly posed. 



In the competition, the most tastefully disposed arrangement came from 

 Chesterton Gardens, the back line of palms, the foreground of mounds set with neat 

 specimen plants such as celosias, African lily, fuchsias, begonias, and caladiums, 

 the central specimen being a fine piece of Croton angustifolium ; the second card 

 going to a more formal arrangement ; Mr. J. Timms, gardener to H. Tubb, Esq., 

 Chesterton House, being the largest contributor of plants, he taking the card for 

 one specimen with a fine Kentia, and also premier for six varieties, putting up 

 very healthy examples of Dracaena australis, Croton Warreni, Caladium Triomphe 

 de la Exposition, Cassia corymbosa, Plumbago capensis, and Eucharis amazonica ; 

 his premier six ferns being equally meritorious, and comprised Woodwardia radi- 

 cans, and Adiantums farleyense, A. gracillimum, A. formosum, A. decorum, and 

 A. cuneatum ; in this class, Mrs. E. Palmer, Rose Cottage, was a fair second, 

 having two davallias, an asplenium, and three adiantums, a gracillimum being a 

 charming specimen. An open class for twelve plants in flower (amateurs) was a 

 massing of colour produced by begonias, fuchsias, geraniums, and gloxinias. 

 The first prize was awarded to Mrs. E. Palmer ; Mr. T. Anstiss, Brill, second. 



Cut flowers were of very fair quality, including a number of stands of dahlias, 

 Mr. Anstiss, first, for eighteen show and and fancy ; Mr. G. Kirtland, Bletching- 

 ton, first, for twelve ; Dr. P. L. Benson, Steeple Claydon, leading with some 

 good forms of cactus, but in each case the varieties were not named. The asters 

 (quilled, incurved, and reflexed) exhibited by Mr. A. E. Kirtland, gardener to 

 W V» ^ a ' e > Bletchington Rectory, were large, full-centred, and bright; 

 >'r. G. Kirtland taking the cards in the amateur section. The collections ot cut 

 blooms were likewise a good feature, Mr. Timms being placed first with nicely 

 posed bunches of cactus dahlias, eucharis, agapanthus, Allamanda Schotti, Statice 

 ^ln^ii^ r . oses » c hrysanthemums, asters, dianthus, scabious, sweet peas, carnations, 



one variety 



nemones, gaillardias, scabious, single dianthus, Comet aster, verbena, zinnia, 

 carnation, corn flower, begonia, hydrangea, Madame Crousse, ivy-leaved 

 pc.argomum. 



New Invention. 



Frosteen Shading.— A liquid for use upon glass where a more or less per- 

 manent shade is necessary for the occupants of the house has recently been intro- 

 duced under the name of Frosteen Shading. It should be used on a damp day, so 

 that it may not dry too quickly, and should be applied with a soft brush, brushing 

 the glass lengthways and then < r< sswise. When properly applied, and dry, this 

 shading has the appearance of frost on the glass, and while it excludes great hear, 

 it does not materially obstruct the light. Where a permanent shade is desired, 

 Frosteen Shad ng may be supplemented by Frosteen Azo, another liquid to be 

 brushed over the shading when the latter is dry and hard. The Frosteen Syndi- 

 cate (Limited), 341, Argyle Street, (ilasgow, supply both liquids. 



A New Sunshine Recorder. — Professor Callendar exhibited a quantita- 

 tive sunshine recorder at the meeting of the British Association at Bristol. In 

 describing the invention, he said the instrument is essentially a recording 

 bolometer, in which the difference of temperature between a blackened and a 

 bright platinum thermometer of equal resistance is recorded in pen and ink in the 

 form of a continuous curve on a revolving drum. It differs from ordinary sunshine 

 recorders in giving a strictly quantitative record of the quantity of heat received 

 by the earth's surface, and not merely the number of hours of bright sunshine. 

 The instrument records the component of the sunshine in any desired direction, 

 and gives a very complete record of its character and intensity. The passage of 

 small clouds across the sun is very clearly recorded, and it if found that even 

 when the sun is obscured by clouds of sufficient thickne* to prevent any trace of 

 burning on the ordinary cards a very considerable percentage of the sun's heat may 

 still penetrate. The recording apparatus used is identical with that required for 

 records of temperature, pressure, voltage, &c, and may be located in any con- 

 venient situation, at any required distance from the bolometer. A simple form 

 of planimeter is attached to the instrument when used for recording sunshine. The 

 reading of the planimeter gives directly at any time the total quantity of heat 

 received, and can be readily reduced to the number of equivalent hours of ••bright 

 sunshine " by means of a suitable factor. 



MARKETS. 



Covent Harden. 



Tun- <nnnlies of fruit and vegetables on offer are good, and the tfemand is fairly 

 THE anpl^s are arriving in larger quantities and better quality than was 



^^iii^^ The cut n ° we? irade is modcratc ' and priccs ,ow - 



^^l^ff^^to 8s. 6d. per bushel; English gra^s, rod.toa^; 



t £'7n is oer lb ; Denia, 4s. 6d. to 7* 6d. per barrel ; English pears, 3 «. *d. 

 Jersey, €d. to is. per 10.. u ,« / ^ Orleans plum* 35.104s.; 



to 9s. per bushel ; ^^r^ half-sieve; pineapples, as to g. 



m T?££JZ f t?ii1Sta~h: peaches/Is. to 8s. ; green figs,£i. to is. 6d. 

 each bananas, 5 s - lo f lua - <i«,,k. .QrunUh. as. 6d. to 6s. 6d. 



crispum, *. to 43.; and m^ L .s. B UM^ t P« 



to 45. ; tea roses, oa. w 

 es. to os. ; Odontoglossum 



dozen llcoms lAdiantum ^-^lTO Bft»* l 



to 4 s 



— 1 1 M t""|^,iia mua, ana oiepiia.uuus noriDunua ; lvir. oiccis, 



ail ^ ter " Harri son, Esq., Shelswell Park, second, for bouquets of or 

 y» these consisting of Drummond's phlox, coreopsis, petunias, 



PorU, ^^» 6dTto'3s.6d.: turnips, *s 

 to 2s. ; carrots, 25. 01^ j 



to 4s. ; per doien bunches ; endive, 



ing WaS n0t equal to the dis P ,a y that mi gbt be expected in a district possess- 

 jJ^ f num ^ er of good gardens. Grapes were not strongly represented, the first 

 GartW e goin * to Mr - Ashmore, gardener to C. Keith Falconer, Esq., The 

 I Ian ' 0t Golden Hamburgh ; Mr. Timms second, with Foster's Seedling ; Mr. 



nson, gardener to Sir Algernon Peyton, Bart., Swift's House, leading in the 

 Black tf . Wltn finely-finished clusters of Alicante; Mr. Timms second, with 

 "amburgh. Peaches and nectarines in the first division were very poor ; 



H *'5 WPTA fax,, 1 , , ~ - 1 



IS. to I 



lettuce, 



per' score; garlic, 3s. to 4s. ; eschallots 

 per 12 lb. ; potatos, 55*- 1 ?_9<>*; lon - 



Borough 



^tfeuously heavy now that harvesting has been completed in most 

 Supplies are continuously nea y . continue low. IWuty of 



of the English counj^ J^jlB Hebrons. Early Puritan Sutton s 

 Hebron jd^^ ^ lo 3s. 6d. ; Black UfeU, as. 6d. 



to 2S. 9d. per cwt. 



lair sar 

 classes 



for 



CATALOGUES RECEIVED. 



T itWiiirT P i nCQtS ' a PP les > plums, and pears. For a collection Mr. H. Watts, 



bad Jargonelle pears, Black Hamburgh grapes, Red Warrington goose- 

 ictoria plums, Morello cherries, melon, and red currants, which well 

 the premiei * ' 



berri ^ 



« premier (amateur 

 ^-Jargonelle pears fwonr 



Awn SOK, Haallbm, Holland.— Novelties, 



t. H. K* jeLA °S OVERVEEK, NEAR HAARLEM, HOLLAND.- 



VAN VttSOH ) ^V2B FOirD .--ader and Perry. 



H . P . Btlmeh, ;™co., « LDea^gate, Manchestlr.-BuIU. 

 Frank Vie** ' AlgD COmm Ouai dp. lj ' 



bulbs ^v. 



Megissem 



bulbs. Seeds, &c. 



